“There’s a new challenge every day,” says a Wisconsin man who has taken a non-traditional route to a maintenance technician career.
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Photojournalism produced by Wisconsin Watch reporters and photographers.
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Here are the most memorable images we captured in 2024
Wisconsin Watch photojournalists crisscrossed the state to visually tell the stories that most mattered.
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Photos: Madison mourns after Abundant Life Christian School shooting
Here’s what it looked like as Madison residents gathered to support affected families and memorialize lives lost.
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Arthur Kohl-Riggs finds comfort in Madison’s ‘third spaces’
Along an eclectic life’s journey, a former protest candidate for Wisconsin governor reflects on the importance of community.
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Photos: What Wisconsin’s democracy looked like on Election Day
Here is the best of Wisconsin Watch’s photography from Election Day, portraits of what we saw and who we met.
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Photos: The Republican National Convention comes to Milwaukee
Milwaukee sat in the center of the political universe as host of the 2024 Republican National Convention. Here are some of the sights from the spectacle.
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Photos: The Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee
Wisconsin Watch photographer Drake White-Bergey captured moments from the day, as eight of the presidential candidates took to the stage.
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Photos: Janet Protasiewicz celebrates Wisconsin Supreme Court seat win
Wisconsin Watch photographer Drake White-Bergey captured the scene at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel in Milwaukee, on April 4, after Janet Protasiewicz was declared winner of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
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Biden rallies workers in DeForest, Wisconsin after State of the Union speech
President Joe Biden has made Wisconsin his first stop after his State of the Union address, visiting a training center run by a union near Madison, the state capital.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare
‘Here again’: Abortion activists rally 50 years after Roe
Sunday’s main march was held in Wisconsin, where upcoming elections could determine the state Supreme Court’s power balance and future abortion rights.
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Wisconsin Watch’s best photos of 2022
To bring our readers the most compelling images, we travel across the state using a combination of staff photographers, photo interns, freelance photojournalists and partners at other news organizations.
Posted inEconomy, Government, News about Wisconsin Watch
Calls for more transparency, entrepreneurship as Ho-Chunk Nation envisions an economy beyond gaming
The Ho-Chunk Nation has a bright economic future, ripe with prospects to diversify its economy beyond gaming. That’s if the tribal government more clearly communicates with citizens and opens space for entrepreneurs and private companies to invest in tribal communities, Ho-Chunk officials and citizens said during a Wisconsin Watch event held on May 12.Â